Massachusetts Laws:
603 CMR 28.00:Education
Federal Laws:
Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA 2004)
DESE
Parent Information: Special Education, Section 504, ADA, Massachusetts Organizations, National Organizations, Resources
Parent's Notice of Procedural Safeguards (English & Translated versions)
Parent's Notice of Procedural Safeguards
Additional Parent Resources:
Sandwich Special Education Parents Advisory Council
Federation for Children with Special Needs provides information, support, and assistance to parents of children with disabilities, their professional partners, and their communities.
The Parent Toolkit will help you to keep track of and support the progress of your child from pre-kindergarten through high school. It will help you to identify expected progress and will provide tips to help you aid your child's academic, nutritional, physical, and social and emotional development through the years.
Resources for Parents with Learning and Attention Issues (Understood.org)
Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Mental Health and Crisis Services in Barnstable County
Autism Speaks
National Runaway Safeline for Students and their Parents or Guardians
Special Olympics
Cape Cod Challenger Club